Electromyography system
First Claim
1. A method of determining structural integrity of a bone within the spine of a patient, the bone having a first aspect and a second aspect, said second aspect separated from said first aspect by a width and located adjacent to a spinal nerve, said method comprising:
- (a) applying an electrical stimulus to said first aspect of said bone;
(b) electrically monitoring a muscle myotome associated with said spinal nerve to detect if an onset neuro-muscular response occurs in response to the application of said electrical stimulus to said first aspect of said bone;
(c) automatically increasing the magnitude of the electrical stimulus to until said onset neuro-muscular response is detected; and
(d) communicating to a user via at least one of visual and audible means information representing the magnitude of the electrical stimulus which caused said onset neuro-muscular response.
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Abstract
Methods for determining structural integrity of a bone within the spine of a patient, the bone having a first aspect and a second aspect, wherein the second aspect separated from the first aspect by a width and located adjacent to a spinal nerve. The methods involve (a) applying an electrical stimulus to the first aspect of the bone; (b) electrically monitoring a muscle myotome associated with the spinal nerve to detect if an onset neuro-muscular response occurs in response to the application of the electrical stimulus to the first aspect of the bone; (c) automatically increasing the magnitude of the electrical stimulus to until the onset neuro-muscular response is detected; and (d) communicating to a user via at least one of visual and audible means information representing the magnitude of the electrical stimulus which caused the onset neuro-muscular response.
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11 Claims
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1. A method of determining structural integrity of a bone within the spine of a patient, the bone having a first aspect and a second aspect, said second aspect separated from said first aspect by a width and located adjacent to a spinal nerve, said method comprising:
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(a) applying an electrical stimulus to said first aspect of said bone;
(b) electrically monitoring a muscle myotome associated with said spinal nerve to detect if an onset neuro-muscular response occurs in response to the application of said electrical stimulus to said first aspect of said bone;
(c) automatically increasing the magnitude of the electrical stimulus to until said onset neuro-muscular response is detected; and
(d) communicating to a user via at least one of visual and audible means information representing the magnitude of the electrical stimulus which caused said onset neuro-muscular response. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
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